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the author of that report will be with us. thank you for watching today. we will be back tomorrow. . . [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> this one and c-span, "newsmakers," close guard, not admiral robert papp. he talks about the role of the coast guard during hurricane season. after that, a look at his mission in iraq. the presidential address from thursday. also, the response by john barringer. >> was the coast guard will and the operation of their the -- out there? >> we will respond to any search and rescue cases out there that happened. i would say if you try to correlate between the deep the water rise in response and the response to the vermillion 380 response yesterday, they both the start of s search and rescue cases. that is how we react. we try to get out there and tavis as we can. we are very fortunate -- we try to get out there and save as many lives as we can. we are very fortunate in the case yesterday that we got out there and put out fires and it was case clos
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. >> let us transform. i'll tell you what small business owners are saying. >> in the race of the profit margin i raised my sales up 22% per unit. >> tucker carlson in washington, for more than 200 years, politicians have walked through these doors right behind me and promised you the american people that above all they would tell the truth. >> i promise you. >> i promise you.... >> i promise you.... >> i can promise you this. >> but do they? and do they even know when they are lying? >> i remember landing under sniper fire. >> fascinating insides into political minds. >> imagine being locked in a foreign jail and sentenced to 30 years behind bars for a crime you didn't commit? >> i had no idea what was going on. they put a piece of paper in front of me and it said accused of rape and murder and they influence me into a cell. >> i'm here with an american's nightmare that sparked an international incident. crime shows like csi influence what jurors think? >> csi affect is the problem of jurors thinking that
. >> let us transform. i'll tell you what small business owners are saying. >> in the race of the profit margin i raised my sales up 22% per unit. >> tucker carlson in washington, for more than 200 years, politicians have walked through these doors right behind me and promised you the american people that above all they would tell the truth. >> i promise you. >> i promise you.... >> i promise you.... >> i can promise you this. >> but do they? and...
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now you want to drop this other brick on us. we have no idea how we're going to pay for it. >> it's one way for business owners to recoup the cost of this bill by raising prices. >> i think it's going to raise my sales up 22% per unit. >> he won't be the only one affected, his customers will see changes, too. >> $8 today, you'll have to pay 9.75 for it. >> they will fine businesses $2,000 per employee. they want to insure their workers but what from what we saw this reform won't have the intended effect. >> the cost for health care is going to be over $500,000. as a small business person, what am i to do? >> it seems like this is limiting your ability to grow which going against the american dream. >> yes. we opened this location here. we provided 40 jobs that weren't here before. i don't want to look at them and say, hey, look, i have to close not because you were bad employees but i can't afford to keep the doors open. >> entrepreneurs echoed the complaints. dan's company adventure glass make paddle boats. >> the product we ar
now you want to drop this other brick on us. we have no idea how we're going to pay for it. >> it's one way for business owners to recoup the cost of this bill by raising prices. >> i think it's going to raise my sales up 22% per unit. >> he won't be the only one affected, his customers will see changes, too. >> $8 today, you'll have to pay 9.75 for it. >> they will fine businesses $2,000 per employee. they want to insure their workers but what from what we saw...
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use, especially in this. were there under the yet objective to eliminate the applications on the surface. #two -- can you tell us to the extent to which there may be application disbursements outside of the bounds that were described, particularly in shore environments? >> let me explain that initially we had to follow this mark protocol with the pre- authorized use of disbursements so there was active oversight from the get go including an audit midway a few weeks into a to make sure planes were flying and applying the disbursements as a program to make sure they were being applied by plane or vessel at the appropriate distance of offshore. we were monitoring very carefully throughout to make sure they follow the protocols. the sub-sea injections -- the challenge you have is that some days you can use mechanical means and other days you burn and sometimes you only have disbursements. the other elements of the protocols that were put in place for sub-sea injections included trying to continue to secure the so
use, especially in this. were there under the yet objective to eliminate the applications on the surface. #two -- can you tell us to the extent to which there may be application disbursements outside of the bounds that were described, particularly in shore environments? >> let me explain that initially we had to follow this mark protocol with the pre- authorized use of disbursements so there was active oversight from the get go including an audit midway a few weeks into a to make sure...
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. episodes are also available as podcasts. >> next, british deputy prime minister nick clegg speaks at the conference. after that, a conversation with former house speaker newt gingrich then, former governor met rham a speech to new hampshire audiences. >> tomorrow, political correspondent philip rucker talks about attitudes among suburban and urban voters. the and daniel pletka discusses conservative views on national defense out of the united states and david armor that the impact of school desegregation on school districts and local education. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span video library is in the news this week is in the "washington post." with nearly every program since 1987, it is a great place to look for historical video. you will find it all free online anytime. >> the british house of commons was in recess this week. british deputy prime minister nick clegg spoke at his party's conference on monday. he listed the top priority of cuttin
for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. episodes are also available as podcasts. >> next, british deputy prime minister nick clegg speaks at the conference. after that, a conversation with former house speaker newt gingrich then, former governor met rham a speech to new hampshire audiences. >> tomorrow, political correspondent philip rucker talks about attitudes among suburban and urban voters. the and daniel pletka discusses...
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. >> give us a brief idea of what the book is about? >> the book is about the defection of 6 million african-americans from the south to the north, mid-west to the west. from 1915-1970 when the south began truly to change. >> i went to a movie last weekend. they handed me this as i went in. i'll read it to you. everyday more migrants are coming no the cities to seek a better life for their children. >> i wrote this book thinking of any country. it's a movie about the last train home where they have 150 million migrant that's live in the city each year. i want to talk to you about what you have written in the front of your book by richard wright. >> who was he and why did you pick him? >> richard wright was one of the greatest novelists of the 20 j century. he was a migrant from mississippi to chicago. he was the son of a share cropper and always wanted to write. i set out in 1927 to get to chicago. he spent almost his entire career. almost everything he wrote had to do with understanding the migrant experience he was a part of. >> he mo
. >> give us a brief idea of what the book is about? >> the book is about the defection of 6 million african-americans from the south to the north, mid-west to the west. from 1915-1970 when the south began truly to change. >> i went to a movie last weekend. they handed me this as i went in. i'll read it to you. everyday more migrants are coming no the cities to seek a better life for their children. >> i wrote this book thinking of any country. it's a movie about the...
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this enables us to do that. as far as how many are on the waiting list, we have to get the word out. we had told people we had capped it. alone, the need is about a billion. it will not quite get us there, but we know it will be used quickly. >> thanks, everybody. >> the national commission on the deepwater horizon oil spill conducted its next series of meetings this week as it continued investigations into the gulf of mexico oil rig explosion. we will hear from [unintelligible] talking about the challenges louisiana still faces in the aftermath of the disaster. >> panel two will be decision making within the unified command. we have four participants. i will introduce them all. first, captain edwin stanton, sector commander, u.s. coast guard. second, commander suttles, bp/ third, richard harold. .william nungesser captain stanton? >> go >> ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here. shall i commence? sir, would you pull your microphone a little closer. >> yes, sir. shall i commence, sir? >> that's fine.
this enables us to do that. as far as how many are on the waiting list, we have to get the word out. we had told people we had capped it. alone, the need is about a billion. it will not quite get us there, but we know it will be used quickly. >> thanks, everybody. >> the national commission on the deepwater horizon oil spill conducted its next series of meetings this week as it continued investigations into the gulf of mexico oil rig explosion. we will hear from [unintelligible]...
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to use a software term. necessary to integrate but no more than what is necessary and without adding layers of bureaucracy. the incident command system that was established in new orleans was the basis for the of coronation of command. -- to the coronation of command. that is a sound system. incident command is one of the ways to approach these spills. if we look at what transpired, we need to know what the basic doctrine says against the reality of what we found on the ground, which was not a large, monolithic oil spill that we experienced with exxon valdez. oil that came to the surface under different conditions each day, different wind and current. we did not have a large, monolithic oil spill. we had hundreds of thousands of patches of oil that moved in different directions over time that moved beyond the geographical area that was contemplated in any response plan, putting the entire coast at risk. that required resources above the plan. it required coordination across state boundaries and federal regio
to use a software term. necessary to integrate but no more than what is necessary and without adding layers of bureaucracy. the incident command system that was established in new orleans was the basis for the of coronation of command. -- to the coronation of command. that is a sound system. incident command is one of the ways to approach these spills. if we look at what transpired, we need to know what the basic doctrine says against the reality of what we found on the ground, which was not a...
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conflict between us is over. i also said yesterday that a real peace must take into account did genuine security needs of israel that have changed -- have changed since i last spoke about the veterans here, gathered at this table. we have been here before. we fashioned the have broad agreement -- though hebron agreement, and another agreement. in the past year's new forces have arisen and we have the rise of iran and of missile warfare. a peace agreement must take into account the security arrangement begins these real threats directed against my country, realized with 12,000 rockets fired on our territory, and terrorist attacks that go unabated. president abbas, i am fully aware and i expect your people's desire for sovereignty. i am convinced that it is possible to reconcile that desire with israel's need for security. we anticipate difficult days before we achieve the much- desired peace. the last two days have been difficult. they were exceedingly difficult for my people and for me. blood has been shed, the b
conflict between us is over. i also said yesterday that a real peace must take into account did genuine security needs of israel that have changed -- have changed since i last spoke about the veterans here, gathered at this table. we have been here before. we fashioned the have broad agreement -- though hebron agreement, and another agreement. in the past year's new forces have arisen and we have the rise of iran and of missile warfare. a peace agreement must take into account the security...
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or regulate us out of the market. and that the drilling rigs will leave. the labor force will leave. and we will be left with a fishing village. >> which doesn't support a whole lot of people. >> does not . it's a scary prospect. if we can't put our oil patch to work what is going to be left of south louisiana, even places like houston, texas. it's not just morgan city or south louisiana concern. it's a united states concern. >> i could tell the beach wasn't as crowded. the restaurants weren't as crowded. >> reporter: morgan city mayor tim moth says the town is determined not let any of this put a damper on shat riferp and petroleum festival. >> there was that poll done earlier this year that said louisiana is the happiest state in the nation. and i think that is reflective of our community too. certainly things like the moratorium caused some concern but you get to kind of put some of that aside for a weekend like this and kind of just enjoy each other's company, enjoy the music. enjoy the food. >> moth and others in
or regulate us out of the market. and that the drilling rigs will leave. the labor force will leave. and we will be left with a fishing village. >> which doesn't support a whole lot of people. >> does not . it's a scary prospect. if we can't put our oil patch to work what is going to be left of south louisiana, even places like houston, texas. it's not just morgan city or south louisiana concern. it's a united states concern. >> i could tell the beach wasn't as crowded. the...
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now most of us heard about this. something we don't hear, dragged to death we assume it was -- >> like this. chained to the bumper of a truck. that's not true. it's like this. chained the back of the truck. watching the road behind him as he goes. this poem is called big thicket. jasper, texas. >> to big thicket a crack is a buck shot, a stick broke, cracked headlights. crack, the big thicket we go 2 sticks. drink, drink, light, light. stagger in the road. statistic o statistic broke. the light, buck shot light. >> buck on stagger. what you looking at. the white stick. along the trees, along the trees. the buck staggering home. the crack. big thicket. what are you doing here? >> stick broke. white light. break for home. white homing. ha, ha, go, go, buck shot, kra e crack, crack, crack. hit lights. what you think you are. >> ha, ha, stick broke. in the brushes. in the rushes. put them back on. bufks head in the rushes. put them back on. to big thicket we go, hot we go to hit staggeringly along the frees. crack, a ste
now most of us heard about this. something we don't hear, dragged to death we assume it was -- >> like this. chained to the bumper of a truck. that's not true. it's like this. chained the back of the truck. watching the road behind him as he goes. this poem is called big thicket. jasper, texas. >> to big thicket a crack is a buck shot, a stick broke, cracked headlights. crack, the big thicket we go 2 sticks. drink, drink, light, light. stagger in the road. statistic o statistic...
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you and the way things used to be -- wow -- sorry, missing you and the way things used to be, now it's like we're paying the fees while you go where you please. now i'm asking for one thing and that one thing is please don't take my sister away from me. >> up next we've got talia baby. >> all right. all right. what's up? what's happening? >> i'm -- doesn't really need a time. if you should love a trip, i'll give you a clip but babe this, buttercup that, i've heard it all before. i'm in love with prada and christian dior. you see, i'm way ahead of your plan. not trying to have you as my man. my cell, please quit calling it. you see i ignore the calls. you can't play me. i'm done with games. stop with the kid games. got you heated because i'm
you and the way things used to be -- wow -- sorry, missing you and the way things used to be, now it's like we're paying the fees while you go where you please. now i'm asking for one thing and that one thing is please don't take my sister away from me. >> up next we've got talia baby. >> all right. all right. what's up? what's happening? >> i'm -- doesn't really need a time. if you should love a trip, i'll give you a clip but babe this, buttercup that, i've heard it all...
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it will not get us there. it will not get us there. it will not get us there. so that is the choice, ohio. do we return to the same failed policies that ran our economy into a ditch, or do we keep moving forward with policies that are slowly pulling us out? do we settle for a slow decline, or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a friday -- and a thriving middle-class? that is the america that i see. we may not be there yet, but we know where this country needs to go. we see a future where we invest in american innovation and american ingenuity, where we export more goods so we create more jobs here at home, or remake it easier to start a business or patent an invention, where we build a homegrown, clean energy industry -- because i do not want to see new solar panels or electric cars or vans batteries manufactured in europe or asia. i want to see them made right here in the u.s. of a. if by american workers. we see an america where every citizen has the skills and training to compete with any worker in the world. that is why we've set a goal t
it will not get us there. it will not get us there. it will not get us there. so that is the choice, ohio. do we return to the same failed policies that ran our economy into a ditch, or do we keep moving forward with policies that are slowly pulling us out? do we settle for a slow decline, or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a friday -- and a thriving middle-class? that is the america that i see. we may not be there yet, but we know where this country needs to go. we see a...
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tell us about the news. guest: the white house confirmed what had been reported earlier today by bloomberg, is that mr. summers is going to be returning to harvard. on the one hand, this is not too much of a surprise. his family had not even moved. they stayed in massachusetts. it is not too uncommon to have this kind of turnover at this point in the president's first term, but as you mentioned, this is the third member of the president's economic team to leave in recent weeks. even though it is certainly not playing this way, it will be reviewed to some observers as a house cleaning. host: how integral was he in creating the economic policy? guest: he was definitely brought on as a guide. we have a real washington veteran -- he served as tourism secretary under former president clinton. he was brought on to tap into the expertise. he is the one who actually started this daily economic briefing to go along with the president's daily intelligence briefing. it really was the architect in many ways of some of t
tell us about the news. guest: the white house confirmed what had been reported earlier today by bloomberg, is that mr. summers is going to be returning to harvard. on the one hand, this is not too much of a surprise. his family had not even moved. they stayed in massachusetts. it is not too uncommon to have this kind of turnover at this point in the president's first term, but as you mentioned, this is the third member of the president's economic team to leave in recent weeks. even though it...
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tell us a little bit about what you have to do? >> it is almost a misnomer, coast guard, because we are literally on the oceans of the world. we have six patrol boats in the northern arabian gulf that have provided security for the offshore oil platforms to allow iraq to get its economy going again and provide security. we have international port inspectors who go to foreign ports to make sure they are maintaining security standards in order to trade with us. do we have to push it out to ports and other countries for reasons of security and safety before it gets here? we talked about stationing small armed missiles at the entrance of the sports to provide useful sentinels of the law. you probably never imagined that the entrances of our ports would start in hong kong or amsterdam. they go out to those areas with inspectors and ships to provide for the safety and security of our country. >> on that topic, you have two icebreakers. one is laid up and the other just missed a deployment date. they were intended to support operations in
tell us a little bit about what you have to do? >> it is almost a misnomer, coast guard, because we are literally on the oceans of the world. we have six patrol boats in the northern arabian gulf that have provided security for the offshore oil platforms to allow iraq to get its economy going again and provide security. we have international port inspectors who go to foreign ports to make sure they are maintaining security standards in order to trade with us. do we have to push it out to...
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people use them wisely. another example -- we said to state employees, you can go anywhere you want for health care. but if you choose a more expensive place without good results, you will pay more. they have now migrated to more efficient and equally high quality prices. the increases in the program have been close to zero for five years in a row. >> if you use the analogy that voters and consumers are buying a product, if they elect republicans for the house and senate this year, what are they buying? >> the most important issue facing the country for most is the economy, and their jobs. the sense that government spending is out of control. republicans can deliver an understanding that it is the entrepreneur's, inventors, dreamers, and designers and the private sector that can grow the economy. we will send messages to public policy to encourage them, and leighton their load. it will encourage them to get back into the marketplace. it will give them confidence. we will also get a party that is much more ag
people use them wisely. another example -- we said to state employees, you can go anywhere you want for health care. but if you choose a more expensive place without good results, you will pay more. they have now migrated to more efficient and equally high quality prices. the increases in the program have been close to zero for five years in a row. >> if you use the analogy that voters and consumers are buying a product, if they elect republicans for the house and senate this year, what...
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we figured they could use our help. ♪ down a bit. too much. [ crowd cheering ] [ grunts ] [ garth ] capital one bank. now with the most branches and atms in the dc area. what's in your wallet? >> outrage for a family. it called police for help. when officers arrived, they were treated like criminals. an officer shot and killed their family dog. we have the rest of the story. >> this is a picture of mercedes, a rottweiler mix. the latest dog shot and killed by police. >> cold-blooded, shot in the head for no reason. >> the family claims two men immediately approached them armed with a gun and demanded the car. it read the minutes to fight them off and rented the house, came back out firing his gun. quite you retaliate the best way you know how. >> the call police. things got out of hand. he says is innocent dog paid the price. >> his son a punching me in the face. >> the police officers without let me go to the bathroom. they held me hostage. >> witnesses tell us a female officer shot the dog in the head . correct i begged her. my dog
we figured they could use our help. ♪ down a bit. too much. [ crowd cheering ] [ grunts ] [ garth ] capital one bank. now with the most branches and atms in the dc area. what's in your wallet? >> outrage for a family. it called police for help. when officers arrived, they were treated like criminals. an officer shot and killed their family dog. we have the rest of the story. >> this is a picture of mercedes, a rottweiler mix. the latest dog shot and killed by police. >>...
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for free transit or to give us your comments, visit us at our website. our programs are also available as podcasts. host[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> british prime minister nick clegg speaks at this week's labour party conference. after that, newt gingrich. then it mitt romney talked to new hampshire republicans. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," washington post national political con -- correspondent talks about this year's midterm elections, danielle pletka discusses the conservative views of national defence and funding for efforts outside of the united states, and george mason university professor david armor looks at the impact of school desegregation on school districts and overall education. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span video library is in the news. they write that journalist on a deadline are using and not so secret source -- the c-span video library with nearly every program since 1987, it is a great place to loo
for free transit or to give us your comments, visit us at our website. our programs are also available as podcasts. host[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> british prime minister nick clegg speaks at this week's labour party conference. after that, newt gingrich. then it mitt romney talked to new hampshire republicans. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," washington post national political con...
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and the machines they use now. costs around thirty five roubles that's just over one dollar not bad. unfortunately the factory here is close to the public but don't think that you're completely missing out. how this looks when you get its traditional recessing and assume stuff you can try several times. to you know tasting room we have ten various media who played a small percentage of each taste with different kind of since spices and also the traditional pure kind guests get ten cups and they should start from the alpha left one moving from the latter to rise group by row right to feel each label properly traditional russian snatch should be eaten between the cups such as south apples and berries and sauerkraut. you see. or you must try to make a vocal that i've never tried before and here the devastation hole of the fire for you can sample various flavors as hops to line blossom horseradish and. that we know which one is worse. with. whom that like our popeye staff as a child. but what else is there to see ensue
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joining us. as you'll see from the news today higher commodity prices are unusually widespread could it be that demand for products is finally coming true? i've heard that prediction for decades but somehow over production always seems to follow. but the demand is real, weather patterns have me a little unease about how well we producers will be able to meet the customer needs. time for the headlines. here is al. thanks john. after several years of shrinking herds, the cattle industry is poised for profits. they hit their highest mark in two years pushing beef up 20% in 2010. this had producers smiling. about 600 people participated in the three day affair which included tours of local ranches in big sky country. they came to discuss the direction of the industry. they said market potential looks good next year and demand is up 5% from a year ago even if it remains flatly the be higher demand than 2010. for cap and -- prices will move tire, calf prices are averaging higher than a year ago. well s
joining us. as you'll see from the news today higher commodity prices are unusually widespread could it be that demand for products is finally coming true? i've heard that prediction for decades but somehow over production always seems to follow. but the demand is real, weather patterns have me a little unease about how well we producers will be able to meet the customer needs. time for the headlines. here is al. thanks john. after several years of shrinking herds, the cattle industry is poised...
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that is what keeps us ahead. it must keep us ahead in the future. when i look at tax laws and regulatory policy, i do not look at this as if i will go after that guy because he makes more money than i do, buy it look at it in terms of having a system that will give people the capacity to dream beyond their dreams, give them new ideas. cell phones, blackberry, iphone, ipad, no one thought of these things 30 years ago. hundreds of thousands of people are working there. what is the ipad of 20 years from now? i do not know. government does not now -- does not know. we need americans taking risks on their ideas. i would like my idf to be a product that people are going to use. that is why i get excited about it, i am afraid it times that we forget that side of government. and that will be debilitating to our ability to create jobs. my children and grandchildren, hopefully they will have better. host: david, republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have been practicing as a cpa for 20 years. we have an old saying that someone with an unlim
that is what keeps us ahead. it must keep us ahead in the future. when i look at tax laws and regulatory policy, i do not look at this as if i will go after that guy because he makes more money than i do, buy it look at it in terms of having a system that will give people the capacity to dream beyond their dreams, give them new ideas. cell phones, blackberry, iphone, ipad, no one thought of these things 30 years ago. hundreds of thousands of people are working there. what is the ipad of 20...
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that posed a problem for us. the clouds produced lake effect rain showers along slick's lake front not enough to be an inconvenience but a bit of an aggravation. time lapse cameras showed a lot of clouds across the area this morning. we did see some breaks in clouds particularly in some of the far west and northwestern suburbs so it wasn't a complete overcast. the clouds tended to linger through the downtown area and into some of the southern suburbs as the day wore on we began to see some of the clouds break over the city. maybe a similar situation tomorrow. it looks at the moment we'll see cloudiness off on on tonight and probably at least half of the day tomorrow and that again is going to take a toll on temperatures. again our high today was up to 65 degrees, but frankly all of the big temperature news was taking mace out in the western states. downtown los angeles measured 113 degrees today, the hottest temperature ever measured in downtown la. the other side of the country had its problems too, but not with
that posed a problem for us. the clouds produced lake effect rain showers along slick's lake front not enough to be an inconvenience but a bit of an aggravation. time lapse cameras showed a lot of clouds across the area this morning. we did see some breaks in clouds particularly in some of the far west and northwestern suburbs so it wasn't a complete overcast. the clouds tended to linger through the downtown area and into some of the southern suburbs as the day wore on we began to see some of...
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with all the sound so people could use their land posing with. the edge is worth every minute of struggle on t.v. . news today violence is once again flared up the film these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china corporations are today. welcome back to headlines for you now here in o.t. military p.r. the u.s. is plastered with ads promoting lethal fighting machines but american say they've become immune to the campaign for the response to costing a third of their taxes. stopping the aging process a russian doctor claims to have found the onset of wrinkle free face and to turn the youth. and fighting for acceptance sexual minorities in georgia saying they're only welcome in their own home and starting the government over talks church for a cost in the sunlight. coming up on special report on soldiers who went against the values of the military to preserve their own their stories the next. noice can you hear it. it's coming from the earth it's the sound of despair despair and. noise south millions of men women a
with all the sound so people could use their land posing with. the edge is worth every minute of struggle on t.v. . news today violence is once again flared up the film these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. china corporations are today. welcome back to headlines for you now here in o.t. military p.r. the u.s. is plastered with ads promoting lethal fighting machines but american say they've become immune to the campaign for the response to costing a third of...
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cable cars connect us to our proud past. this is an expensive endeavor. i know that things come at a price. this investment into this cable car was roughly $800,000.
cable cars connect us to our proud past. this is an expensive endeavor. i know that things come at a price. this investment into this cable car was roughly $800,000.
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please let us know. send e-mails to u.s. farm report or call and leave us a voice mail. coming up a retired soldier finds a new way to serve his country. stay with us, the second half of u.s. farm report is coming right up. today on u.s. farm report, what is in a name? corn processers try to rebrand a confusing product. what is the tracker pull sounded like a gulf tornment and the oil is out of sight but customers are weary of seafood from the gulf. u.s. farm report brought to you by chevy and their award winning cars trucks and crossovers and by yamaha, nobody is more in tuned with motorsports than yamaha. hello and welcome to u.s. farm report. i'm john pipps, a few week ago i read themos popular name for baby girls was isabella, odd naming children after a spanish queen in the 1400s, somebody clued me in about the twilight vampire series but just like the slew of jasons and heathers in my son's generation, names are subject to fads and as we'll learn shortly an unfortunate name can be a problem for a long time. the nickname stinky stuck to my father's friend for 80 plu
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cable cars connect us to our proud past. this is an expensive endeavor. i know that things come at a price. this investment into this cable car was roughly $800,000. it was a lot of money. it was worth every penny. it could be possible to bring these together. these are historic cars. you cannot bring a new cable car and bring some plastic and refurbished sheet rock. you have to bring it back to its original glory. we will put some local dollars up so this was not a bigg
cable cars connect us to our proud past. this is an expensive endeavor. i know that things come at a price. this investment into this cable car was roughly $800,000. it was a lot of money. it was worth every penny. it could be possible to bring these together. these are historic cars. you cannot bring a new cable car and bring some plastic and refurbished sheet rock. you have to bring it back to its original glory. we will put some local dollars up so this was not a bigg
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you use certain techniques. thes is no different than surveys in terms of methodologies that the surveys you read all of the time. if it is our true that our survey does not represent the pulte -- the population, then a new survey does either. regarding the question about civil unions, i think that is a very interesting question. many people say i am opposed to marriage. that conveys and means something different. there is a difference between marriage and a civil union. one difference is a very simple one. if you are married, you are in a different tax rate because you are a married couple. if you are in a civil union you are not. ironically, in many cases not being married is a financially beneficial. ironically, by not allowing same-sex couples to get married we are not getting the same taxes from them that we would get. about the 2% vs. the 98%, it has never been a question of what is the largest percentage of people and just benefiting them. the united states has always been concerned about both those with
you use certain techniques. thes is no different than surveys in terms of methodologies that the surveys you read all of the time. if it is our true that our survey does not represent the pulte -- the population, then a new survey does either. regarding the question about civil unions, i think that is a very interesting question. many people say i am opposed to marriage. that conveys and means something different. there is a difference between marriage and a civil union. one difference is a...
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there were five of us of them lying in ambush. flat on the ground. one of us was always keeping watch. because we would always switch every fifteen minutes. all of a sudden i heard the sound of gravel rolling down. of the van i saw three fighters climbing towards us. whether it was very quietly very slowly only. i thought if i wake up the others there will be me. to shoot or not to shoot to be or not to be. i had no other choice but to open fire. i only had two seconds to shoot three men. suddenly it's not an exercise anymore look at the intro real. track to the bullet inside and hit the guy right here. i saw is face explode. with but the thick illicitly shoe i just hadn't time to see the second guy he had turned to look at his buddy who's had it been blown away i shot and killed him to. the third one who looked toward me to see where the shots were coming from. with the less that he saw me and he raised his collision a cough but it only took me half a second to shoot him down. have come i got up and went over to see. i just stood there. looking down
there were five of us of them lying in ambush. flat on the ground. one of us was always keeping watch. because we would always switch every fifteen minutes. all of a sudden i heard the sound of gravel rolling down. of the van i saw three fighters climbing towards us. whether it was very quietly very slowly only. i thought if i wake up the others there will be me. to shoot or not to shoot to be or not to be. i had no other choice but to open fire. i only had two seconds to shoot three men....
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jon: he is joining us to tell us more about this program. are you feeling like you could have been a dropout had it not been for the boys and girls club? >> i'll say this, you know, many of my friends didn't make it, you know. one spent 28 years in the peenual system, another spent about 25 years, and you know, the boys and girls club meant everything to me then, it does now. we have a shining example of that with us today, ramona is the national youth of the year and she can tell awe bit of her story, but she was in the streets and homeless and now she sit here today in washington, d.c. jenna: you know den zel, we actually were showing some of the pictures of you that the boys and girls club uses on their advertisements. it looks like you as a little boy, i don't know what age, six, seven, ten -- >> eight. >> eight years old. tell us a little about what you were like as a little boy going to the boys and girls clubs, were you running around, you know, acting out movie roles and things like that? >> well, you know, my mother, she had me very
jon: he is joining us to tell us more about this program. are you feeling like you could have been a dropout had it not been for the boys and girls club? >> i'll say this, you know, many of my friends didn't make it, you know. one spent 28 years in the peenual system, another spent about 25 years, and you know, the boys and girls club meant everything to me then, it does now. we have a shining example of that with us today, ramona is the national youth of the year and she can tell awe bit...
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you have the obligation to refuse to use the word but with us when you no longer believe in what you are doing and you can no longer stand up for your actions you must refuse. it. if you don't have a good reason to go to war. if you don't have a purpose if you don't feel that you're doing something noble. if you don't believe deep within yourself that you fighting for freedom if you don't believe deep within yourself that you're fighting for democracy. if you don't believe that you're fighting. to make the world a safer place and you're left without a purpose you're nothing but my mercenary. and that's why i'm sad not to go back to my unit in iraq because i completely disagree i think this works the more on criminal and i don't want to be a part of it. but . when you're a soldier. basically what makes you a soldier in legal terms is the five that you sign and. answer one once you steve sign a contract you are. supposed to do everything they tell you to do you're supposed to follow orders. when there is a war. and they give you your you give me your orders. it's very hard to see a hum
you have the obligation to refuse to use the word but with us when you no longer believe in what you are doing and you can no longer stand up for your actions you must refuse. it. if you don't have a good reason to go to war. if you don't have a purpose if you don't feel that you're doing something noble. if you don't believe deep within yourself that you fighting for freedom if you don't believe deep within yourself that you're fighting for democracy. if you don't believe that you're fighting....
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it's a piece of machinery the cable car operator uses to stop the cable car. it's a very important piece of metal. it's the official emergency brake that drives a metal wedge into the ground and pushes the blade and imbeds itself for a quick stop. but these slot blades keep us going. ladies and gentlemen, once more, the slot blades! [applause] ♪ ♪ oh, go bop ♪ go bop, bop, go bop, bop, go , go bop ♪ ♪ go jingle bop ♪ go bop >> the slot blades, ladies and gentlemen! >> thank you. >> is everybody ready? is everybody ready? to announce the amateur third place category in 2009. tom sweeney. third place, amateur category. tom? >> third place winner goes to kblx. let's hear it for kblx. right. congratulations. congratulations. thanks, tom. >> go away. now second place, ladies and gentlemen. from triple-a. matt newcomer. all right, matt, who is our second place winner in the amateur category? >> our second place winner is the team from abc 7. >> abc 7 come and get it! couple of words? >> thank you so much. if you watch abc 7 at 3:00 p.m. um see this troph
it's a piece of machinery the cable car operator uses to stop the cable car. it's a very important piece of metal. it's the official emergency brake that drives a metal wedge into the ground and pushes the blade and imbeds itself for a quick stop. but these slot blades keep us going. ladies and gentlemen, once more, the slot blades! [applause] ♪ ♪ oh, go bop ♪ go bop, bop, go bop, bop, go , go bop ♪ ♪ go jingle bop ♪ go bop >> the slot blades, ladies and gentlemen! >>...
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and from all of us at nbc news, i'm brian williams. we'll return your to your network news. >>> welcome back. we'll have more on the speech. >>> first let's get to our top stories here at 5:00. when an overseas flight you were on is supposed to last 14 hours but ends up lasts less than two it's a good bet something went wrong. fortunately for the more than 200 passengers aboard a quantas flight from san francisco to sydney earlier this morning what could have been a disaster ended up just being a disruption. it depended on which side of kwan as the flight 74 a passenger was sitting, as to just how bad things looked. less than an hour after taking off from sfo, those on the left side heard and felt something. >> it was a very strong shot. >> and uncomfortable vibration and a push and a -- you could feel something was wrong. >> but those on the right side of the plain could see the problem. sparks and flames coming from one of the jet's four engines. minutes later, over the plane's intercom, the pilot confirmed what many feared. >> we ha
and from all of us at nbc news, i'm brian williams. we'll return your to your network news. >>> welcome back. we'll have more on the speech. >>> first let's get to our top stories here at 5:00. when an overseas flight you were on is supposed to last 14 hours but ends up lasts less than two it's a good bet something went wrong. fortunately for the more than 200 passengers aboard a quantas flight from san francisco to sydney earlier this morning what could have been a disaster...
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students go and purchase a pass code to use the book online or use the book as a downloadable file. >> in 2007, college textbook publishers joined forces to launch course smart. it offers subscriptions to more than 7,000 textbooks online. college kids on the go can download the textbooks to their laptops, their ipods, their iphones. >> we actually ran a study on this and found that those books are not priced to be fair to students. >> the make textbooks affordable campaign compared used textbooks to e-textbooks. here is what they found. on average students pay $109 for a used textbook. students can then sell that book back for approximately $73. so the total cost of the used textbook is $36. on average, students pay $73 for e-textbooks. e textbooks have expiration date after which they literally disappear that means no money back. >> what's evolved is called open textbooks. >> if you click on customize right here. it literally is this easy for you to change this book. >> tell me about flat world knowledge. >> still publish books the way we used to traditionally but then what we do is
students go and purchase a pass code to use the book online or use the book as a downloadable file. >> in 2007, college textbook publishers joined forces to launch course smart. it offers subscriptions to more than 7,000 textbooks online. college kids on the go can download the textbooks to their laptops, their ipods, their iphones. >> we actually ran a study on this and found that those books are not priced to be fair to students. >> the make textbooks affordable campaign...
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and we will do whatever it takes to serve our veterans as well as they have served us. this is a sacred trust. that's why we've already played one of the largest increases for veterans in decades. we're treating the signature wounds of today's wars. posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. while providing the health care and benefits that all of our veterans have earned. and we're funding a post-9/11 g.i. bill that helps our veterans and their families pursue the dream of a college education. just as the g.i. bill helped those who fought world war ii, including my grandfather, become the backbone of our middle class, so today's service men and women must have the chance to apply their gifts to expand the american economy. as part of ending a war responsibly is standing by those who have fought it. two weeks ago, america's final combat brigade in iraq, the army's 4th stryker brigade, journeyed home in the predawn darkness. thousands of soldiers and hundreds of vehicles made the trip from baghdad. the last of them passing into kuwait in the early morning
and we will do whatever it takes to serve our veterans as well as they have served us. this is a sacred trust. that's why we've already played one of the largest increases for veterans in decades. we're treating the signature wounds of today's wars. posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. while providing the health care and benefits that all of our veterans have earned. and we're funding a post-9/11 g.i. bill that helps our veterans and their families pursue the dream of a...
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which houghton mifflin use as a consultant. the editors removed jihad and sharia from their high school books. >>... counseling on islamic education and a few years ago changed the name to institute for religion and civic values. >> since 1990, this man has been active in textbook publishing to improve how muslims are portrayed. he works with publishers including houghton mifflin and mcgraw-hill. >>... i'm assuming that you don't know how the fecs textbooks are published but, let me walk you through, very quickly. >> on his web site, monsieury claims he graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from the university of southern california. not true, according to our reporting and usc. after we brought it to monsieury's attention, the web site was quickly changed by the ircb's executive director, who has a master's degree in islamic studies from ucla and got a film credit work with will smith, as the islamic technical advisor on the movie "ali." after turning down our numerous interview requests, we showed up at a public tea
which houghton mifflin use as a consultant. the editors removed jihad and sharia from their high school books. >>... counseling on islamic education and a few years ago changed the name to institute for religion and civic values. >> since 1990, this man has been active in textbook publishing to improve how muslims are portrayed. he works with publishers including houghton mifflin and mcgraw-hill. >>... i'm assuming that you don't know how the fecs textbooks are published but,...
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thanks for joining us. [applause] >> this program has been brought to you by a grant from the ford foundation. for more information, visit...
thanks for joining us. [applause] >> this program has been brought to you by a grant from the ford foundation. for more information, visit...
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. >> thank you for being with us. we will have a link to your web site freethehikers.org. sarah shourd, the american hiker arrest was shane bauer and joshua fattal, who remain in the evin prison, she came out aft 14 months. this is "democracy now!" coming up, we will be talking about the cause some -- gaza flotilla, the activists who have been trying to break the siege. we will get the latest. ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. over 100 people were arrested outside the white house on monday to protest calling for the abolition of mountaintop removal coal mining. the redlining -- the rally was part of the appalachia rising, and will today event organized by residents of the appalachian communities impacted by the mountaintop removal. the protesters were detained after refusing to leave the sidewalk outside the white house fence. the nasa climatologist james hansen was among those arrested. in another major action from a group calling itself the bl
. >> thank you for being with us. we will have a link to your web site freethehikers.org. sarah shourd, the american hiker arrest was shane bauer and joshua fattal, who remain in the evin prison, she came out aft 14 months. this is "democracy now!" coming up, we will be talking about the cause some -- gaza flotilla, the activists who have been trying to break the siege. we will get the latest. ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the...
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it has to come through us. it cannot just hit us, this has to be part of coming through us. this comes to the people. then they come back to us. that is what it is out. tavis: how has katrina now five years later impacted, unchanged, you tell me, your spirit, your soul? >> i look at what the corps of engineers did not do. let's face it, it was like things that have happened to show what they did not take care of, the levees fell to pieces. they take money and don't do anything. that does not make me feel great but to this is impacting me in a way that i like to tell the truth. a lot if people in new orleans are all over the united states. they have no home to go to. this could have all been prevented. but corruption at every level -- city, state, federal, all has helped in making new orleans a disaster. that is not a great thing to say. why don't the people in the united states say that we are tired of louisiana and being the most disappearing landmass? this is ridiculous. hundreds of acres, i don't even know the acres but it is a lot. tavis: every artist has to choose their
it has to come through us. it cannot just hit us, this has to be part of coming through us. this comes to the people. then they come back to us. that is what it is out. tavis: how has katrina now five years later impacted, unchanged, you tell me, your spirit, your soul? >> i look at what the corps of engineers did not do. let's face it, it was like things that have happened to show what they did not take care of, the levees fell to pieces. they take money and don't do anything. that does...
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[applause] it will not get us there. [applause] it will not get us there. [applause] it won't get us there. [applause] so, that is the choice, ohio. do we return to the same failed policies that ran our economy into a ditch or do we keep moving forward with policies that are slowly pulling us out? [applause] do we settle for a slow decline or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a thriving middle-class tax [applause] that is the american ic. we may not be there yet but we know where this country needs to go. we see a future where we invest in american innovation and american ingenuity, where we export more goods so we create more jobs here at home, where we make it easier to start a business or patent and invention, where we build a home run clean energy industry because i do not want to seek new solar panels or electric cars or advanced batteries manufactured in europe or asia. i want to see them made right here in the u.s. of a. by american workers [applause] . [applause] we see an america where every citizen has the skills and training t
[applause] it will not get us there. [applause] it will not get us there. [applause] it won't get us there. [applause] so, that is the choice, ohio. do we return to the same failed policies that ran our economy into a ditch or do we keep moving forward with policies that are slowly pulling us out? [applause] do we settle for a slow decline or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a thriving middle-class tax [applause] that is the american ic. we may not be there yet but we know...
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americans across the political spectrum supported the use of force against those who attacked us on 911. now as we approach our tenth year of combat, there are those who are asking tough questions about our commission there but we must never lose sight of what's at stake. as we continue, al-qaida continues to plot against us. and their members continue in afghanistan and pakistan. we will dismantle al-qaida. because of our draw down in iraq we are now able to apply the resources necessary to go on offense. in fact, over the last 19 months, nearly one dozen al- qaida leaders and hundredens of al-qaida's extremist allies have been killed or captured throughout the world. within afghanistan, i've ordered the deployment of additional troops who under the command of general petraeus are fighting to break the taliban. they will provide space for the afghans to secure their own future. but as was the case in iraq. we can't do for afghans what they must ultimately do for themselves. that's why we're training afghan security forces and supporting a political resolution to afghanistan's problems.
americans across the political spectrum supported the use of force against those who attacked us on 911. now as we approach our tenth year of combat, there are those who are asking tough questions about our commission there but we must never lose sight of what's at stake. as we continue, al-qaida continues to plot against us. and their members continue in afghanistan and pakistan. we will dismantle al-qaida. because of our draw down in iraq we are now able to apply the resources necessary to go...
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steel plant used to stand. they are talking about making it a mutual use facility bringing in the jobs. and the union brought their truck through, because, they had union members here staging a rally talking about backing candidates who will put people to work. >> up with of those to speak was jesse jackson, jr. and he is being mentioned as a potential candidate to run for mayor of chicago to replace richard daley. but he was a no show leaving his wife to deal with the reporter's questions concern hog in the family is planning on running for mayor. the congressman or she? >> i have considered it, i'm less inclimbed to to it. i believe whoever does it has to understand the nature of the city's finances and has to have a reach that's tkphroeubl enough to help companies emerge into the markets. and one with that qualification to steer in the future. my husband has that absolutely. >> the congressman, we're told, was home sick with the flu. as you heard she does not sond like a candidate but her husband sounds unde
steel plant used to stand. they are talking about making it a mutual use facility bringing in the jobs. and the union brought their truck through, because, they had union members here staging a rally talking about backing candidates who will put people to work. >> up with of those to speak was jesse jackson, jr. and he is being mentioned as a potential candidate to run for mayor of chicago to replace richard daley. but he was a no show leaving his wife to deal with the reporter's...
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they are in aid to us as americans. -- they are inmates to us as americans. there are far better ways to commemorate 9/11. it represents -- and another act of religious radicalism. >> -- i guess the point -- again, i'm having a hard time -- >> excuse me. i'm having a hard time understanding, first of all, why the state department is getting involved in an issue that relates directly to a florida church. >> well, first of all, i was asked. >> well, ok. fair enough. but you made the -- but then you made the observation that what they planned to do is un- american. and i -- >> i think -- there's -- there are a balance -- >> are you prepared to say the same thing if someone wants to -- >> look, there are a balance of interests here. but this, in our view, has the potential to inflame public opinion around the world in a way that will jeopardize american lives and american interests. it does not represent our core values as americans. we hope it does not happen. we hope that between now and saturday, there'll be a range of voices across america that make clear to
they are in aid to us as americans. -- they are inmates to us as americans. there are far better ways to commemorate 9/11. it represents -- and another act of religious radicalism. >> -- i guess the point -- again, i'm having a hard time -- >> excuse me. i'm having a hard time understanding, first of all, why the state department is getting involved in an issue that relates directly to a florida church. >> well, first of all, i was asked. >> well, ok. fair enough. but...